Chicago Bike Rack Installations from 2015 to 2021

2015-2021 bike rack installations in Chicago, recorded by the City of Chicago. The dataset includes geographic and administrative location details for each rack. Data was last updated on the platform in July 2023.

Use Cases

• Map rack locations using the_geom, Longitude, and Latitude columns for spatial analysis.
• Analyze rack distribution by administrative zones using Wards, Community Areas, and Census Tracts columns.
• Assess infrastructure capacity by aggregating the Quantity column per Zip Codes or Boundaries - ZIP Codes.
• Categorize installed infrastructure by examining the Type and Name columns.

Strengths

• Covers a 7-year installation period from 2015 to 2021.
• Includes multiple geographic and administrative boundary columns for spatial joins.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown.
• Historical data from 2011 is in a separate, unconsolidated dataset.
• Archived historical versions of this dataset may not be permanently available.

Provenance

Source

data.cityofchicago.org

Collection Method

Records of installed bike rack infrastructure.

Time Range

2015-2021

Freshness

Last updated on the platform in July 2023.

Geography

Chicago, Illinois, USA